Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-08-04
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At Dell Rapids, Oak. Elmer E. Bishop,
a Young carpenter of that place, was in
stantly killed by lightning while working
on "a house four miles north OF that town.
At Pittsburg, the ffteen-roupd hard
glove fight between Steve Brodie, the bridge
jumper, ind Joe Ridge, the light weight
pugilist OF Pittsburg, resulted in the defeat
OF Brodie who was knocked out in the
seventh round.
Fire at Los Angeles destroyed twenty-five
buildings in Chinatown.
An interview was had with William
OsBrien, member Of parliament and editor
OF United Ireland, on the subject of the
Irish land bill. Mr.. O'Brien said: The
first effect OF the measure would be to
bankrupt and destroy a majority of the
landlords in Ireland, and the next effect to
destroy the government which had pur-
chased office with concessions destructive
TO the Conservative party. After IA bitter
struggle Of six months the ministry had
adopted Mr.. Parnell's bin aud it was the
plan OF campaign that had forced them to
pursue their present course.
Massachusetts, New Jersey and Penn
| sly vania swept by iurious storms and in
undations. A Boston dispatsh says.
Reports continue to be received Of great
floods throughout New England occasion
ed by incessant rains. During forty-eight
hours nearly eight inches Of rain has fallen,
aud streams everywhere are out of bank,
immense damage has been sustained. A
late dispatch from Great harrington says
that but one life was lost. Frank Charles
Drum of Crazy vile climbed into a railroad
tank to escape the food and was drowned.
Twenty-three bridges are gone, beside grist-
mills, dams and factories.
Lord Salisbury continues bis orerturrs
to the marquis o. Harrington for a coaii.
ton to assist in securing the passage Of
the land pur chase Bill. The recent nego-
t~iations between the Conservative and
Unionists leaders failed because OF the
Churchill Chamberlain alliance, which was
directed toward the formation of a cabinet
wholly distasteiul to Salisbury aud par
italy obnoxious to Harrington
The HanlRn-Gaudaur race turned out to
be a great fiEzle in every respect. Hanlan
crossed the line ahead.
Edwin J. Hughes, Judge 81 probate OF
La Crosse county, Wis, died OF consump-
ton.
The Misses Drexel of Philadelphia have
given $50. 800 to st. Agnes hospital. with
which a large lot OF ground adjoining the
hospital has been purchased. The prop
erty has long been desired, but the means
could not be secured.
TIL president is called upon to enforce
his orders prohibiting federal officers from
working up primaries.
Some Of the friends Of Mrs. Gen. Han
cock, il is reported, have urged that she
be appointed pOstmistress in Washington.
The secretary OF the navy has issued an
advertisement inviting proposals for the
construction of one frst-class torpedo
boat Of the best and most modern design,
constructed of steel OF domestic manuiact-
| ure, and to have the highest attainable
speed.
Very Rev. C. A. McEvery has been elect
ed provincial of the Augustine Order in the
United States to succeed Rev. John p.
Gilmore, who has been deposed by Rome.
The affair is the result Of the failure OF the
Augustinian bank in Lawrence in 1888.
Father Gilmore was the pastor offs Mary's
church in Lawrence when $500, 600 de-
posted in the priests bank by parishion-
ers was lost; how, no one could tell.
Rev. George Alexander, d. D., pastor o
the University Place Presbyterian church,
New York, is TO be president of Union col
lege, Schen etady.
Mrs. @. NJ. Hutton OF Baltimore has in
herited $50. 0e0, 900 by the death OF her
father, the late Thomas Winans. She is a
widow.
Murat Halstead and Senator Joe Haw.
ley witnessed the great naval review IN the
English coast.
The Minnesota & Northwestern will
put on limited trains to Chicago.
Mr.. Depew is declared to be Mr.. Blaire's
choice for presidential candidate, in case
Mr.. Blaine should conclude to decline that
honor.
At New York, Daniel S. Hammond, man.
uiacturer OF ira veling bags made an as
signment. He was Supposed to be worth
$4,000.
Washington Star: The goverument de-
t~ectives are still searching through Har-
yey's effects for evidence of his forgeries.
His desk at the department was forced
open. In the course oil their investigations
the detectives found ample evidence that
Harvey went at the business Of forgery in
a thoroughly practical way, and made a
study OF il as he might OF an art OF a
science.
A special issue OF the Dublin Gazette an
.Lnounces that the following counties have
been fully proclaimed: Kings, Leitrim,
Lsngiord, Sligo, Galway, Mayo, Roscom.
moa, Clare, Kerry. Cork, Limerick, Xii.
kenny, Queens, ~Tippe3ary, Waterford,
Wexford, Donegal and Monaghan. The
counties partially proclaimed are Armagh,
Carlow, Down. Cavan, Dublin, Kildare,
Fermanagh, Londonderry, Southmeath.
Tyrone, Westmeath and Wicklow. The
following towns have also been proclaimed,
Dublin, Cork, Limerick Waterford Lon
donderry, Kilkinny. Drogheda, Belfast,
Cavrickiergus and Galway.
The secretary OF the interior mailed to
Capt Moses Harris for his information a
| copy OF the Chicago Evening Journal con-
tanning an editorial scoring the park man
agement severely Tor an alleged series Of
highway robberies in the park. Capt !Har-
ris + superintendent OF the park. An at
tache Of the s~ecretary's Office says: There